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Midterm Exam Part II
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Week 11

Exam #2

The "Hobbit"

CEE

 

Read:
 Ch. 13, "Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers," pp. 311-344
Post: PCforum

Text Resources

 

 

"Hobbit" from Indonesia.

"Hobbit"
from Indonesia
(National Geographic)
 
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Week 11 Day 21

Tuesday 17 November 2009



  

Announcements

  • Good Luck on the Exam!

 

Features of the Day

(Old Business Next Time)

Midterm Exam Part II
 

Old Business

  • Next time
  
 

Assignments

Read:
 Ch. 13, "Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers," pp. 311-344
Post: PCforum
 

Notes

 
 
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Week 11 Day 22

Thursday 19 November 2009

nlt 4:19
Alien from Earth
(56 min., 2009, CC, DVD 1749)


 

Announcements
 

Features of the Day

(to Old Business)

nlt 4:19

The "Hobbit"

Homo floresiensis

class "Hobbit" page

Alien from Earth
(56 min., 2009, CC, DVD 1749)

Alien from Earth Video.

As you view the videos over the remainder of the semester pay attention to . . .

  1. the actual content of the various finds

  2. archaeological field methods and techniques

  3. laboratory methods and techniques

    • including reconstruction techniques, and . . .

  4. archaeological dating techniques

  5. theoretical / interpretative approaches

    • including logic of analysis

     

More information on methods is contained in the text and in the methods slides:

Weeks

Methods and Techniques Slides
07 - 08
  Some Important Concepts (slides 11B)
08
  Special Skills:
   
In the Field (slides 10A)
    In the Lab (slides 10B)
      In the Field and Lab (slides 10C)
12
 
Archaeological Dating Methods (slides 10D)
 
Other Methods of Analysis (slides 10E)

 

 

Return Midsemester Exam Part II

Review Exam

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at <https://webdrop.d.umn.edu>

 

Your grade-to-date and full information on your overall work is available 24/7/365 in your
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at <http://www.d.umn.edu/egradebook>

 

If you have any
questions
please stop in (Cina 214),
SMS/text message at 218.260.3032,
or drop a line at e-mail troufs@d.umn.edu

 

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The Strike Zone in Baseball

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"The Curve"


  A = 93.0%   A- = 90.0%
B+ = 87.0%     B = 83.0%     B- = 80.0%
C+ = 77.0%   C = 73.0%   C- = 70.0%
D+ = 67.0%   D = 63.0%   F   = below 60.0%

Midterm Exam Part II f2009

200.0 points possible
  
"Range" 90.0
Your Score =
# correct
X 
5 points


Your % =
Your Score
/ 200
Mean = 105.6
"average"
S.D . =
26.4
"standard deviation"
  Low =60.0
High = 150.0
"Exam 2 curve" = 20

Midterm Exam Part I f2009

200.0 points possible
  
"Range" 120.0
Your Score =
# correct
X 
5 points


Your % =
Your Score
/ 200
Mean = 127.8
"average"
S.D . =
31.1
"standard deviation"
  Low = 55.0
High = 175.0
"Exam 1 curve" = 11
Standard deviation diagram.
"standard deviation"
Wikipedia
 

 

Note: if you took or will take a makeup exam, it may take several days for you to get your exam back

 

Brief review of Extra Credit Options
 

Old Business

  • Thursday 12 November 2009: Reviewed Neandertals to Mousterian tools, #156 (slides: premoderns.pptx).

The"walk" through the early and later hominids . . . from Homo habilis continues thorugh Homo erectus, to "Premodern Humans" (the latter including Neanderthals) to "Modern" Homo sapiens . . .
 
 

Assignments

Read:
 Ch. 13, "Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers," pp. 311-344
Post: PCforum
 

Notes

 
 
 
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Exam answer sheet.

Midterm Exam Part II

CE  Week: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

CE Week 11

Exam #2

The "Hobbit"
Tools: Lithics

 

Monday 23 November 2009

Midterm Exam Part II
5:00-6:30

6:30
Alien from Earth
(56 min., 2009, CC, DVD 1749)

nlt 7:45 Blades and Pressure Flaking
(21 min., 1968, VC 2841)

nlt 8:10 "Hand Made Humans"
(15 min., 2000, CC, VC 4261)

 

Read:
 Ch. 13, "Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers," pp. 311-344
Post: PCforum

Text Resources

 

Clovis point

 
 
 

Announcements

Good Luck on the Exam!
 

Features of the Day

(to Old Business)

Midterm Exam Part II
5:00-6:30

    Use a #2 pencil (not ink)

     

6:30 video

The "Hobbit"

Homo floresiensis

class "Hobbit" page

Alien from Earth
(56 min., 2009, CC, DVD 1749)

Alien from Earth Video.

As you view the videos over the remainder of the semester pay attention to . . .

  1. the actual content of the various finds

  2. archaeological field methods and techniques

  3. laboratory methods and techniques

    • including reconstruction techniques, and . . .

  4. archaeological dating techniques

  5. theoretical / interpretative approaches

    • including logic of analysis

     

More information on methods is contained in the text and in the methods slides:

Weeks

Methods and Techniques Slides
07 - 08
  Some Important Concepts (slides 11B)
08
  Special Skills:
   
In the Field (slides 10A)
    In the Lab (slides 10B)
      In the Field and Lab (slides 10C)
12
 
Archaeological Dating Methods (slides 10D)
 
Other Methods of Analysis (slides 10E)

 

 

nlt 7:45 video

Blades and Pressure Flaking
(21 min., 1968, VC 2841)

 

     

 

nlt 8:10 video

Alan Alda clip, "Hand Made Humans"
(15 min., 2000, CC, VC 4261


      

Francois Bordes flintnapping.

Alan Alda
talks with anthrpologist
Mary Marzke

Midterm Exam Part II
(5:00 - 6:30)

 

Old Business

 
 

Assignments

Read:
 Ch. 13, "Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers," pp. 311-344
Post: PCforum
 

Notes

 

The"walk" through the early and later hominids . . . from Homo habilis continues thorugh Homo erectus, to "Premodern Humans" (the latter including Neanderthals) to "Modern" Homo sapiens . . .
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